The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1887-06-11

here, from scarcely any portion Of
the State, without going a very
round about way, stopping either
at Louisville or Lexington, paying
hotel bills. We need outlets.
We need them in every direction.
Just think Of it, IIo counties in
the State coming here, more or
less every year, for different pur
poses. With roads for them to
get here our merchants can, with
an effort, extend their trade to the
outskirts of these counties. We
have been and are now shipping over
every outlet we have, from West
Virginia to South Florida, selling
our flour and other products Of
our mill. What we are doing
others can do. We want more
facilities, causing competition in
freights, enabling us, and others
who will make the effort. to meet
the trade elsewhere, not forcing
us, so far from home, paying so
much freight, eating up our profits.
Quick transportation and close
connection is what we want. The
farmer comes in and is interested
in all this. In place of bringing
his cattle here on court days, and
the auctioneer crying himself
hoarse, begging for bids, telling
the bidders it was a shame for
stock to go so low, the trade
would be active and profitable. |
observed, at the sales last court,
most Of the bidders were farmers
bidding on each others stock. The
thought struck me this would not
be so if those who had stock to
sell would put their stock on the
market when there was demand
for it, and when there was compe-
tition among the buyers. Farmers
can not afford to drive their stock
IS or 20 miles here, on court days,
and then drive them back if not
sold, and generally have to sell
them at the very best offer they
and the auctioneer can tease and
beg other farmers to pay for their
stock. This should not be, there
is market value for every thing.
The farmers should be prepared to
handle and put on the market
every thing raised on the farm at
it's full value, not depend on home
demand for the sale of any thing
he may have to sell. We try, in
our business, to keep posted in
the market at all points OF the
compass, learn the reliability and
commercial standing Of business
men at all points, take the chances,
ship the product Of the mill. sell it
on 80, 40 or 90 days time. We
learn the party is good. We do
not stop and say he might fail in
business, and we would not get
our pay. We trust him, using our
best judgment Some times we
lose, not often.
We want competition in outlets,
this gives us competition in
freights. We will never get this
without railroads, and number of
them. Every place in the country
that is on the move, railroads are
doing it. We cannot move with
out them. There is no use saying
81 am for the roads, but am OPP
posed to taxing the people to get
them" This is foolish talk. 1t is
the talk Of ian old fogy,' talk
that will ruin business in any place.
This talk is more than hundred
years old. 1t is the talk of a man
who cares for nothing but self.
Any man who hears the propo-
sition Of the company forming the
Frankfort, Georgetown & Paris
railroad, and then rejects or re-
fuses to vote for it, seems to me to
be blind to his own interest. We
make money by investing money.
This is the only way money can
be made. The people of Frank
lin county will own every dollar of
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